The Wishin' Tree
by Cleve Ernst Haubold, Cleve Haubold

Name: The Wishin' Tree
Brand: Cleve Ernst Haubold
SKU: 9780573625855
Rating: 3.25 (3 reviews)

The Wishin' Tree Book Cover — The Wishin' Tree Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

One Act60 minsWild WestAll WomenInterior SetPeriod CostumesAmerican Comedy

Synopsis

Ol' Granny Creep gives Mattie Sparks a tree that can make wishes come true.

Mattie and Gramma Twiggins share the surprises as its magic stirs up hilarity.

The action is fast and furious, building to a climax that reveals true worth of the wishin' tree.

Featured are clear cut comedy roles, an imaginative plot and sure fire farce situations.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
WIDDER MATILDA (MATTIE) SPARKS A hearty, good-natured farm-wife of middle years who is the voice of reason.	—	—	A hearty, good-natured farm-wife of middle years who is the voice of reason.
GRAMMA TWIGGINS(Mattie's mother) Mattie's mother, an older woman with a quick wit and a sharp tongue. She puts on a cranky appearance, but is a kindly soul endowed with several decades of wisdom.	female	—	Mattie's mother, an older woman with a quick wit and a sharp tongue. She puts on a cranky appearance, but is a kindly soul endowed with several decades of wisdom.
OL' GRANNY CREEPY A curious and grotesque old lady who never speaks.	—	—	A curious and grotesque old lady who never speaks.
DRUSILLA PURSELY A tight-lipped, nosy woman of 40. She is the town gossip, and makes it her business to meddle.	female	40	A tight-lipped, nosy woman of 40. She is the town gossip, and makes it her business to meddle.
MRS. RICHLY VAN CARBUNKLE An elegantly affected, self-centered woman in her forties.	female	—	An elegantly affected, self-centered woman in her forties.
FLOTILLA VAN CARBUNKLE A short, squarely build young woman of 22. She is enthusiastic, but not very bright.	female	—	A short, squarely build young woman of 22. She is enthusiastic, but not very bright.
LABILIA VAN CARBUNKLE A young lady of 23 who is the fail, sicky-sweet rich girl in contract to her sister.	female	—	A young lady of 23 who is the fail, sicky-sweet rich girl in contract to her sister.
THE WISHIN' TREE Generally amiable, helpful and courteous. Uses a vocabulary of rustles, rattles, jingles and movements to portray the various moods of the tree.	—	—	Generally amiable, helpful and courteous. Uses a vocabulary of rustles, rattles, jingles and movements to portray the various moods of the tree.